R for Turnover: Retention Programs that Work

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 78-90

  Woods, Robert H ^a   Macaulay, James F ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149371472     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: 15523853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001088048903000119     Document Type: Article

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